Nuclear Politics

Bulgaria / Court Rejects Appeal Against Motion To Negotiate Reactor New-Build With US

By Kamen Kraev
19 May 2023

Sofia mulls deploying Westinghouse AP1000s at Kozloduy site

Court Rejects Appeal Against Motion To Negotiate Reactor New-Build With US
Bulgaria's has expressed political will for the deployment of up to four new reactor units by 2040, but progress has been hindered by political gridlock and a wave of snap elections over the last two years. Image courtesy Lukas Plewnia / Flickr.
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has dismissed a request for appeal of a January motion by parliament on beginning negotiations with US-based Westinghouse Electric for the potential deployment of one or two AP1000 nuclear reactor units at the existing Kozloduy site in the north of the country.

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